bayer aux corneilles
French, verb/ba.je o kɔʁ.nɛj/
bayer aux corneilles is a French verb meaning “to gawk, to stand gaping, to daydream, to have one's head in the clouds; to twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rêvasser, perdre son temps en regardant en l’air niaisement”.
What does bayer aux corneilles mean in English?
verb
- 1
to gawk, to stand gaping, to daydream, to have one's head in the clouds; to twiddle one's thumbs, to do nothing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Rêvasser, perdre son temps en regardant en l’air niaisement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bayer aux corneilles
- bailler aux corneilles
- bayer aux nues
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bayer aux corneilles?
- /ba.je o kɔʁ.nɛj/
- \ba.je.ʁ‿o kɔʁ.nɛj\
- \ba.je o kɔʁ.nɛj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bayer aux corneilles
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.